Dr. Karim Zaghib at the Industry, Science and Technology Committee

On February 11th, 2022. See this statement in context.

February 11th, 2022 / 2:45 p.m.

Professor, Concordia University and Professor of Practice, McGill University, As an Individual

Yes, because to heat cathode materials we need 900 degrees Celsius, and for a heat treatment of artificial graphite we need 3,000 degrees Celsius, so it's really intensive energy. Also, CO2 emissions need to have active cathode materials with almost no CO2 emissions, and you have good traceability for raw materials. If we keep it inside Canada, we can export it.

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